Census 2024 · district in Lango sub-region
Lira
- People
- 242,216
- 80 of 146 by size
- Area
- 1,041 km²
- People per km²
- 233
- Uganda: 189
- Household size
- 4.4
- Uganda: 4.2
- Children under 18
- 50.0%
- Uganda: 49.6%
Where Lira is
Where Lira does better than Uganda
- Households with safe drinking water: 87.4% vs 81.1% nationally
- Households with a mosquito net: 91.9% vs 87.2% nationally
Where Lira lags behind
- Households on grid electricity: 1.2% vs 25.3% nationally
- Households with improved toilets: 25.4% vs 43.6% nationally
- Households in subsistence farming: 49.4% vs 33.1% nationally
Lira compared
- Lira
- Lango
- Uganda
Education
- 0%36th highest of 146 · Lango 27.1% · Uganda 26.0%50%
- 0%44th highest of 146 · Lango 37.7% · Uganda 34.2%50%
Jobs
- 0%30th highest of 146 · Lango 62.3% · Uganda 50.9%100%
- Unemployment (14–64)12.0%0%73rd highest of 146 · Lango 11.9% · Uganda 12.6%25%
- 0%48th highest of 146 · Lango 47.6% · Uganda 33.1%100%
- 0%69th highest of 146 · Lango 8.5% · Uganda 7.8%25%
Homes
- 0%131st highest of 146 · Lango 5.2% · Uganda 25.3%50%
- 0%91st highest of 146 · Lango 23.8% · Uganda 28.1%50%
- 0%63rd highest of 146 · Lango 90.1% · Uganda 81.1%100%
- 0%107th highest of 146 · Lango 27.9% · Uganda 43.6%50%
- 0%62nd highest of 146 · Lango 7.0% · Uganda 6.7%25%
Health
- 0%33rd highest of 146 · Lango 91.4% · Uganda 87.2%100%
- 0%50th highest of 146 · Lango 0.7% · Uganda 1.0%25%
- 0%140th highest of 146 · Lango 9.0% · Uganda 11.4%25%
Connected
- 0%126th highest of 146 · Lango 2.7% · Uganda 6.1%25%
- 0%57th highest of 146 · Lango 42.0% · Uganda 41.0%50%
- 0%122nd highest of 146 · Lango 7.5% · Uganda 23.1%50%
Inside Lira: 11 sub-counties
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Households on grid electricity
By sub-county, Census 2024
Who has power from the grid? Lira overall: 1.2%
Highest: Agweng Town Council (8.5%). Lowest: Itek (0.3%).
| Sub-county | County | Households on grid electricity |
|---|---|---|
| Agweng Town Council | Erute County | 8.5% |
| Wiodyek | Erute County | 2.9% |
| Amach Town Council | Erute County | 1.5% |
| Barr | Erute County | 1.3% |
| Ogur | Erute County | 1.1% |
| Aromo | Erute County | 1.0% |
| Agali | Erute County | 0.9% |
| Ayami | Erute County | 0.7% |
| Amach | Erute County | 0.6% |
| Agweng | Erute County | 0.3% |
| Itek | Erute County | 0.3% |
Farming in Lira
| Lira | Lango | Uganda | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households keeping livestock | 98.8% | 87.9% | 72.8% | 1st of 135 |
| Cattle per 100 people | 23.3 per 100 people | 30.8 per 100 people | 31.5 per 100 people | 79th of 135 |
| Goats per 100 people | 27.4 per 100 people | 31.7 per 100 people | 37.8 per 100 people | 95th of 135 |
| Chickens per 100 people | 131.3 per 100 people | 138.2 per 100 people | 126.0 per 100 people | 53rd of 135 |
| Pigs per 100 people | 13.1 per 100 people | 11.3 per 100 people | 15.4 per 100 people | 72nd of 135 |
| Cattle that are exotic or cross-bred | 0.7% | 1.0% | 23.0% | 114th of 135 |
| Honey harvested (kg, 6 months) | 16,665 kg | 117,654 kg | 2,567,298 kg | 34th of 135 |
Source: UBOS, National Livestock Census 2021. Animals per 100 people use the 2024 census population. Includes Lira City.
Other districts in Lango
About these numbers
From the National Population and Housing Census 2024. Shares are worked out from UBOS’s counts for Lira. The Lango and Uganda figures come from summed counts, not averages. “Highest of 146” ranks show where Lira sits among all districts and cities, from highest value down. For some indicators, a high rank is good news; for others it isn’t.
Note: UBOS's mobile phone ownership table currently repeats the internet-use figures, so phone ownership is left out.